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Military retirees can still be court-martialed, Supreme Court affirms
The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees implicated in high-profile scandals to face punishment, to include sailors involved in the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” scandal and retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer.
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Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
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Hundreds of vets are suing over these defective combat earplugs
Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military that didn’t maintain a tight seal and allowed dangerous sound to slip through, unbeknownst to the wearer.
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US forces have 1,000 ISIS detainees — and don’t know what to do with them
“[It’s] a huge area of concern for us, especially because they’re being detained by the non-nation state that’s otherwise known as the Syrian Democratic Forces,” the U.S. Special Operations Command leader said at a Senate hearing Thursday.
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Should AFRICOM be holding an exercise in this country with a spotty security and human rights record?
More than 2,000 troops from 34 African and Western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso, with an outstation in Mauritania, between Feb. 18 and Mar. 1.
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Watch out for fake DoD websites like this
Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command identified a website posing as the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program this week.
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A new base in Poland wouldn’t take US troops from Germany, US ambassador says
Establishing a new U.S. military base in Poland won’t necessitate cuts from U.S. troop numbers in Germany, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Tuesday.
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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
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Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
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DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
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Military retirees can still be court-martialed, Supreme Court affirms
The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees implicated in high-profile scandals to face punishment, to include sailors involved in the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” scandal and retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer.
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Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
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Hundreds of vets are suing over these defective combat earplugs
Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military that didn’t maintain a tight seal and allowed dangerous sound to slip through, unbeknownst to the wearer.
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US forces have 1,000 ISIS detainees — and don’t know what to do with them
“[It’s] a huge area of concern for us, especially because they’re being detained by the non-nation state that’s otherwise known as the Syrian Democratic Forces,” the U.S. Special Operations Command leader said at a Senate hearing Thursday.
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Should AFRICOM be holding an exercise in this country with a spotty security and human rights record?
More than 2,000 troops from 34 African and Western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso, with an outstation in Mauritania, between Feb. 18 and Mar. 1.
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Watch out for fake DoD websites like this
Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command identified a website posing as the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program this week.
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A new base in Poland wouldn’t take US troops from Germany, US ambassador says
Establishing a new U.S. military base in Poland won’t necessitate cuts from U.S. troop numbers in Germany, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Tuesday.
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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
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Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
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DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
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Military retirees can still be court-martialed, Supreme Court affirms
The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees implicated in high-profile scandals to face punishment, to include sailors involved in the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” scandal and retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer.
-
Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
-
Hundreds of vets are suing over these defective combat earplugs
Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military that didn’t maintain a tight seal and allowed dangerous sound to slip through, unbeknownst to the wearer.
-
US forces have 1,000 ISIS detainees — and don’t know what to do with them
“[It’s] a huge area of concern for us, especially because they’re being detained by the non-nation state that’s otherwise known as the Syrian Democratic Forces,” the U.S. Special Operations Command leader said at a Senate hearing Thursday.
-
Should AFRICOM be holding an exercise in this country with a spotty security and human rights record?
More than 2,000 troops from 34 African and Western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso, with an outstation in Mauritania, between Feb. 18 and Mar. 1.
-
Watch out for fake DoD websites like this
Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command identified a website posing as the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program this week.
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A new base in Poland wouldn’t take US troops from Germany, US ambassador says
Establishing a new U.S. military base in Poland won’t necessitate cuts from U.S. troop numbers in Germany, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Tuesday.
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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
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Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
-
DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
